Valve mechanism for wash-basins



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VALVE MECHANISM FOR WASH BASINS. No. 416,221. Patented Dec. 3, 1889.

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JAMES WVHITE HALE, OF NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

VALVE MECHANISM FOR WASH-BASINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,221 dated December 3, 1889..

Application filed September 19, 1889. Serial No. 324,436. :(No model.)

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES WHITE HALE, of N ewburyport, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Valve Mechanism for ash-Basins, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is intended to replace the plug, chain, and chain-post now generally used in connection with basins and bowls. In my arrangement the valve takes the place of the plug, the bent lever or spoon does away with the chain, and the mechanism occupies the position of the chain-post, which is between the two faucets. WVhen but one faucet is used, the mechanism may take the place of the missing faucet. The patent overflow (now in general use) and faucets, bowl, or basin, and table portion or top piece are all constructed as usual; but the faucets and overflow are omitted from the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a basin or bowl provided with my improved valve mechanism, which is shown in side elevation and with the valve or stopper in position to close the hole in the basin. Fig. 2 is a Vertical section and side elevation exactly like Fig. 1, except that my device is shown with the valve or stopper raised to let the water out from the bowl. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section through the middle of the bent lever or spoon E, and with the valve raised, so as to empty the bowl. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the same with the valve closed, so as to fill the bowl. Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation with the valve or stopper raised and swung back in order that the basin may be cleaned. Fig. (iis a detail View partly in horizontal section and partly in plan, and with the valve or stopper raised. Fig. 7 is an enlarged front elevation with the valve or stopper raised and swung back, (base in section.) Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the upper part of the lever or spoon, it having been detached from the rest of the mechanism and turned around, so as to show the inner side. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the under side of the mechanism detached from the basin. Fig. 10 is a vertical section of the valve and the lower portion of the bent lever or spoon in a raised position.

A is the bowl or basin, and A the table portion or top piece to which the bowl or basin is attached. (A marble slab is usually used for the table portion or top piece.)

B is a plate or box provided on its under side with two ribs Z, said ribs being cut away or grooved at Z. A square-headed bolt 0, whose head is held in the grooves Z of the opposite ribs Z, passes through the hole in the top piece A. This hole is usually midway between the faucets, and is there to receive the chain-post screw and secure the chain-post to the top piece. By moving the plate B forward or backward over the head of the bolt 0 a proper adjustment may be secured, after which it. may be tightly held by a nut O.

The bolt 0 has been omitted from Figs. 1 and 2, but is fully shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 9.

D is a barrel rigidly secured to or integral with the plate B by means of the connecting base 0. This barrel forms a bearing for the shaft E, which is held there by the washer E and screw c.

E is a lever or spoon rigidly secured to or integral with the shaft E and bent, as shown, so as to extend over the edge of the top piece A, and preferably conforming to the shape of the bowl, extending down to the waste-hole A therein, at which point it terminates in a horizontal plate or disk F, to the under side of which is secured a rubber disk or washer F, said disk constituting a water-tight valve. 011 the side of the bent lever or spoon next the actuating mechanism a chamber or horizontal groove H is cut out or formed. H is a sub-chamber or notch near the forward end of the groove H on the upper edge of the spoon E, and H near the rear end of the groove II on the under side of the spoon E.

H is a small recess in the upper side of the groove H, and W is a block of rubber filling the forward end of the groove H and next the notch H.

I is a barrel rigidly secured to or integral with the plate 13 by means of the connectingbase I. This barrel is provided with the internal annular shoulder I and forms a bcaris a sub-chamber or notch ing for the shaft J, which has an annular shoulder J. Between these shoulders J and I is a spring g. The shaft J is held in place by the washer K and screw K, said washer being provided with the key K, whereby the washer and shaft turn together and the screw has no tendency to work loose.

L is a disk rigidly secured to or integral with the shaft J, said disk extending into the handle or leverL, which terminates in a ring L and affords a convenient means of operthe shoulders V V.

ating the mechanism. The under side of the disk L is cut away at L and is provided with A block N is built upon the plate B between the shoulders -V V. A small extension N on said stop-block serves to hold the disk L behind it, as described later in this specification. Projecting from the face of the disk horizontally are two pins P and S, the latter longer than the former. The pin P plays in the notch H and the pin S plays in the groove or chamber H.

When the valve F F is down, the device is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the lever L is about vertical, the pin P is above the spoon E and out of the slot H, and the pin S is in the groove H against the rubber cushion W. To raise the valve sufficiently to allow the water to escape, pull the ring L and lever L forward, (toward the bowl,) and the device assumes the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The pin P goes down into the notch H and lies against the rubber cushion W, and the pin S moves along in the groove H and slips into the little recess 11, by means of which the spoon E is held in a raised position after the hand has been removed from the ring L and lever L. The rubber W lessens the noise and also the jarring or grinding of the parts as the lever L is quickly thrown forward or backward to raise or lower the lever, while the shoulders V V constitute an ultimate stopin each direction. Then it is necessary to clean the bowl, the disk L and shaft J are. forced back against the spring 9 (which serves to keep the pins P and S in engagement) and said disk is caught and held behind the extension N of the block N, thus freeing the spoon E, so that its under edge and the block W can slip by the pin P and the bottom edge of the sub-chamber H can slip by the pin S, which is too long to clear the edges of the spoon and can only be freed by means of the subchamber H. The spoon can now be thrown back, the bowl cleaned, the valve and lower parts of the spoon wiped, and, when necessary, a new rubber washer F put on the valve F. \Vhen the various operations are completed, the spoon is swung forward, and as the roof of the chamber H strikes the pin S it causes the disk L to rotate sufficiently to clear itself from the projection N and the spring 9 causes the parts to resume their former position. It will be noticed that a single motion raises or lowers the valve, and it is held in either position.

Among the many advantages which my system has over the one in general use are the ease and rapidity with which the waste-pipe can be opened and closed and the much greater cleanliness of a smooth bent lever over a chain in which the links serve as areceptacle for filth. When the valve is closed, the pin S is below the shaft J, on which the disk L turns, and serves to lock the valve down. Any blow which the lever may receive from the hands or fingers will have no power to raise the valve and let off the water a result which is of frequent occurrence when the plug and chain are used.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a valve mechanism for wash-basins,

a lever or spoon, as E, pivotally secured to the top piece or portion A and provided at its free outer end with a suitable valve, said lever or spoon extending from the top piece or portion A over the edge and down into the bowl,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the spoon E, pivotally secured to the top piece or portion A and provided on its inner side with the chamber or groove H and notches H H, and the disk L and lever L, the former provided with the pins P and S, adapted to engage said spoon by means of said chamber and notches, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

3. The combination of the spoon E, pivotally secured to the top piece A and provided on its inner side with the chamber or groove cessed at I and containing the elastic block or cushion WV, the disk L and lever L, the

former provided with the engaging pins P and S and shoulders V V, and the plate provided with the stop and locking block N and N, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 4. The combination of the plate B, provided with the two ribs Z Z,barrelD,shaft E, spoon or lever E, provided with the stopperor valve F F, chamber H, notches H H, recess H and cushion VI, barrel I, shaft J J, spring g, disk L, provided with the lever L ,pins P and S, and shoulders V V, and block N N, substantially as and for the purpose described.

JAMES WHITE HALE. l/Vitnessesz LUCY B. HALE, CHARLOTTE E. MACE. 

